Brother Ensemble PDP-100J, Owner'S Manual

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Getting Started 25
Preferences
Before youbegin using Ensemble, youshould first set the system
Preferences, such as the date and time of the builtĆin clock. Once
you set the correct time and date, Ensemble will keep the correct time and
date for you each time you start Ensemble. Your on-screen clock will
always have the correct time, and you will be able to find out the exact
time and date each document was created (part of file information").
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Date & Time turns the onĆscreen clock ON or OFF and sets the current
date and time.
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Lights Out gives you 3 "screen saver" options. A screen saver is an
image that appears when you have not moved the mouse or pressed
the keyboard for a period of time that you set (1-30 min.). To see your
original screen, just move the mouse or press
SPACEBAR
.
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Look & Feel sets options that control the background design and name
of the Main Menu.
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Modem installs and configures a modem (if available).
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Sound turns on or off the sound for errors.
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To set or change Preferences:
1. Click the Preferences icon on the Main Menu. The Preferences menu
appears.
2. Click on the desired feature, such as Date & Time.
A dialog box for that feature opens.
3. Set the options as required in the dialog box and close it by clicking on
OK. If you want to go back to the way the settings were before you
changed them, click on Reset.
4. At the top of the Preferences menu screen, click on File. A submenu
appears.
5. From the submenu, click on Exit to return to the Main Menu or press
EXIT
.
6. To return all settings to the original Ensemble settings, press
CODE +
MENU + SHIFT + HELP
while at the Main Menu screen.
You should open Preferences and
set the correct time and date
before going further. Then,
whenever you create a document,
the time and date you saved it will
be saved with the file information.
Document Safeguarding (in the
Look & Feel dialog box) is
covered later in this chapter in
“Beyond the Basics,” page
51.
Once you set or change settings
and apply them, they remain in
effect until changed or reset to
defaults by pressing CODE +
MENU + SHIFT + HELP
.
Experiment with all the settings
until you create the working
environment most comfortable for
you.